1 killed, 3 hurt in Chandpur road crash

Dhaka, Aug 2 – A man was killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a Chandpur-bound passenger bus from Comilla hit a Hajiganj-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw from Chandpur on Chandpur-Comilla regional highway in Devpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Makbul Hossain, 33, a domestic help of the injured Maksuda Begum.
The seriously injured are Maksuda Begum, 55, wife of Md Abu Yusuf, her son Robin, 30, residents of Tipu Sultan Road in Dhaka and Moharram Bepari, 17, driver of the CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
Sadar Model Police Station sub-inspector Trinath Saha said Makbul, Maksuda and her son Robin were heading to Hajiganj by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
When the auto-rickshaw reached Devpur area under Chandpur Sadar, a Chandpur-bound bus from Comilla knocked down the three-wheeler, leaving Makbul dead on the spot and three others seriously injured.
The injured were rushed to Chandpur General Hospital. Later, they were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Both the vehicles were seized. However, the driver of the killer bus fled away. A case was filed in this connection. – UNB